+ Acute traumatic injuries in rural populations
- Author:
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Peek-Asa C / Zwerling C / Stallones L
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Public Health, U.S./National, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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Mortality, rural, unintentional injury, urban
The authors assess the factors that contribute to differences in rates and patterns of injury among rural and urban populations, using 2001 data from federal agencies. The unintentional injury mortality...
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+ The Baltimore Youth Ammunition Initiative: A Model Application of Local Public Health Authority in Preventing Gun Violence
- Author:
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Lewin, Nancy L. / Vernick, Jon S. / Beilenson, Peter L. / Mair, Julie S. / Lindamood, Melisa M. / Teret, Stephen P. / Webster, Daniel W.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Local, Public Health, Supply
- Keywords:
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AMMUNITION, BALTIMORE, Maryland, PUBLIC health, YOUTH & violence
In 2002, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore Police Department, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research launched the Youth Ammunition Initiative, a program designed to...
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+ Suicide and friendships among American adolescents
- Author:
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Bearman PS / Moody J
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Topics:
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Age Group, Public Health, Students, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Suicide Attempt, suicidal ideation, suicidility
The authors examined the association between friendship and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among male and female adolescents, using data on 13465 adolescents from the 1994-1996 National Longitudinal...
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+ Changing times
- Author:
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Ajdacic-Gross, Vladeta / Killias, Martin / Hepp, Urs / Gadola, Erika / Bopp, Matthias / Lauber, Christoph / Schnyder, Ulrich / Gutzwiller, Felix / Rössler, Wulf
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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International, Ownership, Public Health, Suicide
- Keywords:
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cross cultural differences, firearm availability, firearm laws, firearm suicides, suicide preventions
The authors investigated firearms suicides in 13 Western countries since the 1980s. Statistical analysis of longitudinal data (data over time) confirmed that the proportion of firearm suicides was correlated...
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